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Jennifer Lawrence and Jodie Foster will present the Best Actress category at the Academy Awards Sunday in lieu of Casey Affleck, Variety 。reports. 。

The news comes after nearly a month of speculation as to who would replace Affleck. The Best Actor winner decided not to present at the end of January because he feared he'd become a distraction.
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Thanks for signing up!。 The Best Actress winner is usually announced by the Best Actor winner from the previous year. Jane Fonda and Helen Mirren are expected to present the Best Actor award on Sunday.
。Mashable has reached out to the academy's publicity department to confirm。

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